Bella Muni(1898-1971)
- Writer
Daughter of Maurice Finkel, co-leader of an acting company, sister of
Broadway director Abe Finkel and niece of Jewish Stage founders Boris
and Bessie Thomaschefsky. In 1903, Bella's mother left her father for a
younger man. Bella's father shot his wife and the man then turned the
gun on himself, committing suicide. Emma, his wife was left paralyzed
and confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life.
